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131Chlorogalum pomeridianum — Soap Soap, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G. seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and perhaps to AS. s[=i]pan to drip, MHG. s[=i]fen, and L. sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.] A substance which dissolves in water,… …
132coppel — Cupel Cu pel (k[=u] p[e^]l), n. [LL. cupella cup (cf. L. cupella, small cask, dim. of cupa) : cf. F. coupelle. See {Cup}, and cf. {Coblet}.] A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals, commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime).… …